First beauty

“April can be lovely, spangled with bloom and the newest of young leaves. It can be, and usually is, melodied with the voice of song sparrow and robin, redwing and oriole. And the call of the Spring peeper is the very voice of April. But April can also be cold rain, raw wind and, on occasion, snow. The cruelest aspect of April’s tantrums, however, lies in the way it sometimes frosts our hopes and expectations. We want to believe in that myth of gentle April. We want May in April. We are tired of Winter’s cold leftovers. Given a taste of Spring in April, we want a full meal of it.” –Hal Borland

Today was a lovely taste of Spring on an early April day.

8 thoughts on “First beauty”

  1. Wow! I’m not even close to having spring beauties yet. At least that’s how it seems. The greenery I see is only about 1/8″ tall. Nothing is near ready to bloom yet.

    Carolyn H.

  2. Don’t think I’m bitter, just because it’s snowing in Michigan.

    Lovely photo. At least I can enjoy spring vicariously.

  3. Urgh, rain and wind and snow–the lovely Central PA April. Bring on the May flowers!

    Did I tell you I got Borland’s Beyond Your Doorstep for like 50 cents at a book sale?

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